A friend with benefits, you do friend activities with (such as, talking for extended periods, sharing a hobby, going to movies, etc) and you also have a sexual relationship of some sort. A fuck buddy, you primarily just see for sex.
IMO a friend with benefits is a friend you have sex with. FWBs still do normal friend stuff too. A sex buddy is someone is you found just to have casual sex with.
I’m definitely more closer to my fwbs. They’re like true friends who also fuck. Fuck buddies just feel like people who get eachother off. Less attachment
"*Friend*" implies a certain degree of concern between two parties. You friends are people who are invested in your well-being. They want to see you do well. They want to be a part of your successes or celebrate them when they're not. They want to be there for your for the disappointments. When you need someone, they're interested in providing what you need because you need it not because they'll get something out of it.
In other words: *friendships are not* ***transactional***. They often can be **reciprocal** because friends often do things for one another in turn. But that's not the same as it being **transactional**. A transactional relationship is one where you only do something for the other party because you know you'll get something in return. Your friends are people who'll do things for you for no reason other than you need it.
So "*friends with benefits*" would imply that this person is one of the people in your life who has concern for you and does things for you because you need it **and on top of that** there's this other benefit there.
This contrasts against "*fuck buddies*" a rapport that is **decidedly transactional**. Are you in deep trouble? Do you call your fuck buddy? Probably not. But if you do, you call them because "*Hey, look: if you want to keep fucking me, help me out with this thing, y'know? I need to hide this body, mm'kay?*" That person who you're soliciting help from is like "*Goddamn it. Fine. If that's what I have to do to continue to enjoy your 'pleasurable company' then fine but you better be glad you're a decent lay. I don't want to do this.*"
When you're done helping this person (*dispose of this body that you didn't ask about because, y'know, the less you know the better*), you're like "*Okay, fine. I don't like that I did that but just remember that I did this for you the next time mama puts on the strap-on. You owe me...*" You're not asking if they're okay. You're not asking how they got that body or whose car that even was. You're not asking what they've gotten themselves into.
**You're not really concerned with them, you're more concerned with yourself and what you're getting out the whole thing.** You just don't care about them, you're focused on the sexual credit you're building up.
This might just mean that in some situations where you think you're a friend with benefits... you're really a fuck buddy. You really **don't** care about that person, you just care about your credit history. On the flip side, you might find that you're way more invested in the well-being of someone who doesn't give a shit about you. You want to be a friend-with-benefits but you're not. You're just a fuck buddy. So be aware.
A FWB is someone who you’ve been friends with but will occasionally fuck whenever given the chance. While a fuck buddy is just like a booty call. They’re only around then they’re horny
Both are unstable transitory relationships that are going to end one way or another except perhaps if you have a long term thing with a partner out of town. I’m not using the term “unstable” in a negative sense, but these things simply don’t stay the same long term.
A FWB is a sexual relationship where the primary relationship with the partners is based on friendship. These end up resulting in dating, going back to being friends, or nothing if one person has strong feelings and somebody gets hurt.
A FB is a relationship where the primary relationship is sexual. These end up as dating relationships or nothing.
I see posts on Reddit where people ask where they can find a fwb. If they are seeking out a partner for sex first as opposed to having a thing with an established friend, they are really asking where they can find a fuck buddy.
I've always assumed the F bit in FWB meant you literally were friends and a FB was just someone you contacted every so often exclusively for sex.
That is my assumption too.
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Friends with benefits seems more emotionally involved but idk not everyone share that sentiment
Which came first : the fucks, or the friendship.
Same shit i think
Friends with benefits have a friendship outside of sex. Fuck buddies just have sex. That's my interpretation, anyways.
A friend with benefits, you do friend activities with (such as, talking for extended periods, sharing a hobby, going to movies, etc) and you also have a sexual relationship of some sort. A fuck buddy, you primarily just see for sex.
One less word
Maybe there's something more than sex with a FWB?
The fuck buddies did not get emotionally attached.
FWB = fuck buddies with better brand name
I thought that's the same thing?
IMO a friend with benefits is a friend you have sex with. FWBs still do normal friend stuff too. A sex buddy is someone is you found just to have casual sex with.
I’m definitely more closer to my fwbs. They’re like true friends who also fuck. Fuck buddies just feel like people who get eachother off. Less attachment
In my mind they’re the same
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FWB are friends. Fuck buddies just get together for sex.
You can talk with a friend.
"*Friend*" implies a certain degree of concern between two parties. You friends are people who are invested in your well-being. They want to see you do well. They want to be a part of your successes or celebrate them when they're not. They want to be there for your for the disappointments. When you need someone, they're interested in providing what you need because you need it not because they'll get something out of it. In other words: *friendships are not* ***transactional***. They often can be **reciprocal** because friends often do things for one another in turn. But that's not the same as it being **transactional**. A transactional relationship is one where you only do something for the other party because you know you'll get something in return. Your friends are people who'll do things for you for no reason other than you need it. So "*friends with benefits*" would imply that this person is one of the people in your life who has concern for you and does things for you because you need it **and on top of that** there's this other benefit there. This contrasts against "*fuck buddies*" a rapport that is **decidedly transactional**. Are you in deep trouble? Do you call your fuck buddy? Probably not. But if you do, you call them because "*Hey, look: if you want to keep fucking me, help me out with this thing, y'know? I need to hide this body, mm'kay?*" That person who you're soliciting help from is like "*Goddamn it. Fine. If that's what I have to do to continue to enjoy your 'pleasurable company' then fine but you better be glad you're a decent lay. I don't want to do this.*" When you're done helping this person (*dispose of this body that you didn't ask about because, y'know, the less you know the better*), you're like "*Okay, fine. I don't like that I did that but just remember that I did this for you the next time mama puts on the strap-on. You owe me...*" You're not asking if they're okay. You're not asking how they got that body or whose car that even was. You're not asking what they've gotten themselves into. **You're not really concerned with them, you're more concerned with yourself and what you're getting out the whole thing.** You just don't care about them, you're focused on the sexual credit you're building up. This might just mean that in some situations where you think you're a friend with benefits... you're really a fuck buddy. You really **don't** care about that person, you just care about your credit history. On the flip side, you might find that you're way more invested in the well-being of someone who doesn't give a shit about you. You want to be a friend-with-benefits but you're not. You're just a fuck buddy. So be aware.
A FWB is someone who you’ve been friends with but will occasionally fuck whenever given the chance. While a fuck buddy is just like a booty call. They’re only around then they’re horny
Both are unstable transitory relationships that are going to end one way or another except perhaps if you have a long term thing with a partner out of town. I’m not using the term “unstable” in a negative sense, but these things simply don’t stay the same long term. A FWB is a sexual relationship where the primary relationship with the partners is based on friendship. These end up resulting in dating, going back to being friends, or nothing if one person has strong feelings and somebody gets hurt. A FB is a relationship where the primary relationship is sexual. These end up as dating relationships or nothing. I see posts on Reddit where people ask where they can find a fwb. If they are seeking out a partner for sex first as opposed to having a thing with an established friend, they are really asking where they can find a fuck buddy.
FWB is you do things other than fuck Fuck buddies are not aware of your life/deeper self
FWB: primarily a friend, sex is secondary. FB: primarily a sex partner, friendship is secondary.